{"id":2149987,"date":"2025-11-11T22:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2149987"},"modified":"2025-11-11T22:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:41:35","slug":"new-song-new-tour-same-millennial-icon-energy-the-mercury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-song-new-tour-same-millennial-icon-energy-the-mercury-news\/","title":{"rendered":"new song, new tour, same millennial icon energy \u2013 The Mercury News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Breathe in, breathe out, Hilary Duff stans because this is \u201cwhat dreams are made of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The millennial role model that is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/things-to-do\/music-concerts\/\">Hilary Duff<\/a> has returned to music with her new single \u201cMature.\u201d It\u2019s Duff\u2019s first song in a decade, with her last album, \u201cBreathe In. Breathe Out.\u201d being released in June 2015. Duff also surprised fans by announcing that she would be doing four live performances as part of the \u201cSmall rooms, big nerves\u201d tour happening at the end of January. The tour will kick off in London on Jan. 19, stop in Toronto on Jan. 24, visit Brooklyn on Jan. 27, and end in Los Angeles at the Wiltern on Jan. 29.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related left\"\/>\n<p>Fans can sign up for Duff\u2019s presale through <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/l.instagram.com\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsignup.ticketmaster.com%2Fhilaryduff%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnbdR98-AWynmyPChwD0d35CpTU2fZRRN6O_gRRidi4rGfVdjKHQKCFpNAmr4_aem_Hf69s27xiZ9TW2_lVbVl4A&amp;e=AT2lW4M4i3N4ZO3VtbZJyvozeDzHs7uasNusghhGhTe8oYk4d4gWAp9LwimMmIl86NHCinv71TmwxHc4mtDUVbpaqZvGs96RZGstkbg0EQ\">Ticketmaster<\/a> by Nov. 12 at 11 p.m. PT. Presale tickets go on sale on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. local time and general sale starts on the same day at 3 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>Duff also announced that she would be using <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ4WHLiALry\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster\u2019s Face Value Exchange<\/a> program, meaning tickets would be non-transferable and could only be resold at their original price on Ticketmaster, in an effort to prevent inflated resale prices. Tickets for the concerts will likely be in high demand due to the limited number of shows and fan demand, as Duff hasn\u2019t toured since 2008\u2019s \u201cDignity\u201d Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Duff\u2019s quick tour announcement came as a surprise to fans who were still enjoying Duff\u2019s new single \u201cMature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s me, I\u2019m her in a different font,\u201d the song begins as Duff paints the piece\u2019s tone. \u201cJust a few years younger, a new haircut. Very Leo of you with your Scorpio touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the song is Duff talking to her younger self, and the lyrics seem to reflect on an age-gap relationship she now looks back on differently. It\u2019s in the catchy chorus that Duff notes on how being called \u201cmature for your age\u201d can feel like a compliment when you\u2019re young, but as you get older, it has a new meaning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe looks like all of your girls but blonder.<\/p>\n<p>A little like me just younger.<\/p>\n<p>Bet she loves when she hears you say.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re so mature for your age, babe.<\/p>\n<p>She looks like she could be your daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Like me before I got smarter.<\/p>\n<p>When I was flattered to hear you say.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re so mature for your age, babe.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hilary Duff - Mature (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOEklH8Eyw4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While Duff hasn\u2019t specified where the inspiration for this song comes from, the \u201cYounger\u201d star was in an age-gap relationship in her late teens, dating Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden, who was 8 years her senior.<\/p>\n<p>Duff co-wrote \u201cMature\u201d with Madison Love and her husband, Matthew Koma, who is also a musician in the band \u201cWinnetka Bowling League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The music video for \u201cMature\u201d also includes a special homage to the fans who have followed her career since the beginning. At the end of the video, Duff is seen leaving a theatre. Once she\u2019s outside, she opens up her hands and a butterfly emerges, a nod to her first album, \u201cMetamorphosis.\u201d As it flies away, she nods and moves forward as the screen fades to black, symbolizing a new chapter for the \u201cLizzie McGuire\u201d darling.<\/p>\n<p>Duff began teasing new music earlier this year, following the anniversary of her debut album. In an Instagram post, she reflected on what that time in her life meant to her, ending with \u201cTo be continued\u2026\u201d Two weeks later, she shared a series of photos of her in the recording studio with the caption \u201cnew music \u2026 or something.\u201d Duff finally confirmed her new song \u201cMature\u201d just a few days before its Nov. 6 release.<\/p>\n<p>Since dropping the single and music video, fans have been taking to social media to celebrate Duff\u2019s return to pop. Hilary Duff began trending on Threads with over <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/search?q=Hilary%20Duff&amp;serp_type=trends&amp;trend_fbid=1183776906984473\">7k posts<\/a> about the singer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHilary Duff made a modern song with a nostalgic flair. Didn\u2019t try to cater only to the younger generation. And it\u2019s over 3 minutes. Millennials- We are so back !\u201d shared creator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@justme.rod\/post\/DQvHjr-iVG1?xmt=AQF0DXsjvMZw5dJhjq5tBPxBDnLBrDnfhrwMCyZasYeFHA\">Just Me Rod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHILARY DUFF HAS RETURNED TO SAVE POP MUSIC!!\u201d shared another user.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HILARY DUFF HAS RETURNED TO SAVE POP MUSIC!! \ud83e\udea9\u2728\ud83c\udf52 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mature?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mature<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NoGGgqJVTk\">pic.twitter.com\/NoGGgqJVTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy is MATURE \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@JeremysRevival) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremysRevival\/status\/1986605283536146853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hilary Duff was also the season finale guest on the popular podcast \u201cTherapuss,\u201d hosted by Jake Shane. In the interview, Duff chatted about her career and teased that she would be performing one of her biggest hits from the \u201cLizzie McGuire Movie,\u201d \u201cThis is What Dreams Are Made Of,\u201d on a potential tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo when you did your tour, you were doing \u2018Metamorphosis,\u2019 you were just doing songs from that album?\u201d asks Shane.<\/p>\n<p>After nodding to confirm, Duff elaborates, \u201cbut if I would ever tour again\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t play with me,\u201d Shane interrupts, speaking on behalf of the viewers waiting on the edge of their seats for a tour announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Duff continues, \u201cI think, maybe, I would be allowed to manage to sing that song somehow, someway. You know, just maybe, like hypothetically.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 105: Hilary Duff | Therapuss with Jake Shane\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PaBTxF87Zao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While \u201cMature\u201d marks the return of Duff\u2019s music career, she has been booked and busy over the past 10 years. She starred in TVLand\u2019s \u201cYounger\u201d as Kelsey Peters from 2015 to 2021 alongside Sutton Foster and Debi Mazar. During this time, Duff also dipped her toe into music, releasing a cover of \u201cLittle Lies\u201d for the show in 2016, a fitting song choice for the series.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">A few years later, she was slated to reprise her role in\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2019\/08\/23\/d23-expo-2019-disneys-lizzie-mcguire-will-return-with-hilary-duff-and-the-internet-is-overjoyed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lizzie McGuire<\/a> with a reboot on Disney+, but the project was shelved after creative differences between the series creator, Terri Minsky, and Disney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead, Duff starred in the \u201cHow I Met Your Mother\u201d Hulu spin-off \u201cHow I Met Your Father\u201d as Sophie Tompkins. Despite the show being a hit in its first season, which led to twice as many episodes for season 2, the series was cancelled in 2023 amid the ongoing actors\u2019 and writers\u2019 strikes in Hollywood. Fans were left disappointed, not knowing who the Father would be, and also because it meant Duff wouldn\u2019t be on their screen for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mercurynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breathe in, breathe out, Hilary Duff stans because this is \u201cwhat dreams are made of.\u201d The millennial role model that is Hilary Duff has returned to music with her new single \u201cMature.\u201d It\u2019s Duff\u2019s first song in a decade, with her last album, \u201cBreathe In. Breathe Out.\u201d being released in June 2015. 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